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Dietary Restrictions as a Source of Food Insecurity among FGCU Students, Faculty, and Staff 膳食限制是 FGCU 学生、教职员工食物不安全的原因之一

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj3.1.05

Musarrat Shaira

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U.S. Foreign Policy, the Evangelical Far Right and the Spanish-Speaking South American Evangelical Left from 1968–1974; Missions, Praxis, and Money 1968-1974年美国外交政策、福音派极右翼与南美西语福音派左翼任务、实践和金钱

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj2.1.01

Simon Velasco

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Identity, Belonging, and Christian Community in Protestant Responses to the Aryan Paragraph in Nazi Germany 纳粹德国新教对雅利安段落的反应中的身份、归属和基督教社区

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj2.1.06

Emmaline Blikstad

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Disentangling the Rhythm from the Melody: What Really Causes the Mozart Effect? 从旋律中分离出节奏:莫扎特效应的真正原因?

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj2.1.02

M. Meares, Leilani B. Goodmon

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Reducing Stress Among College Students: Mindfulness Meditation Versus Adult Coloring 减轻大学生压力:正念冥想与成人着色

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj2.1.05

Pamela Font, Hannah DeCosta

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“He’s a Witch!”: Foster’s Magical Emasculation of the Libertine in The Coquette “他是个女巫!”——《风骚女郎》中福斯特对浪荡子的神奇阉割

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj2.1.03

Mark-Elliot Finley

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Challenges of Using Body Temperature as a Screening Method for COVID-19 用体温作为COVID-19筛查方法的挑战

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj2.1.04

Daniel Zuniga, Michelle Martinez

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An Analysis of Inoculation Rates Utilizing Statistical Learning to Validate the Significance of Predictors 利用统计学习对接种率的分析来验证预测因子的重要性

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj1.1.02

Matthew V. Chin, Jordan M.C. Sanders

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Everglades National Park's Historical Impact on The Seminole and Miccosukee Nations 大沼泽地国家公园对塞米诺尔和米科苏基民族的历史影响

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj1.1.05

Katherine Ryan

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"Just" Utility? A Bioethical Analysis of COVID-19 Resource Allocation “只是”效用?COVID-19资源配置的生物伦理学分析

Florida Undergraduate Research Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI: 10.55880/furj1.1.01

Isabella Jacus

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